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Anglophone Section of Fontainebleau

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, French
Fees €3,180 - 7,000
Ages 6 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 200
Type Co-educational
Opened 1979
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE
Taught languages English, French, German, Spanish
Strengths Languages, Sport, Performing Arts
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Leadership and Professional
Stages Primary School, Secondary School
Introduction

Located on the Fontainebleau International Campus, the Anglophone Section is a fee-paying unit within three French state schools and serves pupils from CP to Terminale. It offers the French national curriculum alongside Anglophone Section subjects, with Cambridge IGCSE and the BFI at the end of schooling. ACL, DNL and Connaissances du Monde are taught in English; students choose two majors and French-language options. Since September 2022, Première begins BFI study, with emphasis on oral presentation; about 40% of final grades derive from Section subjects; Connaissances du Monde requires independent research and a 20-minute presentation. Anglophone teaching hours progress from six per week in Seconde to eleven in Terminale (two hours in French). The Section has an entrance on Avenue Verdun and serves pupils from 30 nationalities. English is taught by native speakers; the campus hosts one of the largest OIB BFI centers and Cambridge iGCSE center status for teachers and examiners.

48 Rue Guérin, 77300 Fontainebleau, France

The Essentials

Anglophone Section of Fontainebleau has 200 pupils, instruction in English, French.

Location
Fontainebleau, 77300, France. The Anglophone Section sits on the Fontainebleau International Campus, which hosts three French state schools: the Ecole Internationale Léonard de Vinci (Primary, 6–11), the Collège International de Fontainebleau (Middle School, 11–14) and the Lycée International François Premier (Lycée, 15–18). The Anglophone Section is based at 48 rue Guérin, Fontainebleau, and the campus is accessible by bike, car and bus, with drop-off zones and easy walking distance to the town centre.

Stages
Primary (ages 6–11), Collège Middle School (ages 11–14), Lycée High School (ages 15–18).

Type
Integrated into three French state schools on the International Campus; the Anglophone Section is a fee-paying section run by the non-profit Association des Parents d'Élèves de la Section Anglophone.

Pupil Nationality Mix
Over 470 Anglophone students from more than 30 nationalities; the section includes students from English-speaking families, bilingual families, and those who learned English as a second language.

Additional learning support
Pastoral care in English; Student Well-being Coordinator; bilingual Listening Point on Fridays; a psychologist available; mindfulness workshops.

Country affiliation
France; part of the French state education system on the Fontainebleau International Campus.

School day structure
Collège day starts at 8:20 am and ends around 5:25 pm; lunch at 12:30 pm; Wednesday afternoons off.

Bus service
The campus is accessible by bike, car and bus. Bus lines connect to François 1er Gare Routière and François 1er. Lines include 3530, 3445, 3443, 3412, 3417, 3432, 3438, 3401, 3403, 3404; check times in advance. Carpooling is encouraged; there are drop-off zones.
Diving Deeper

Food Options
There is an on-site canteen on the campus for meals.

Governance and Ownership
The Anglophone Section is a fee-paying section run by a non-profit association, the Association des Parents d'Élèves de la Section Anglophone, and governed by a Parents' Board.
Fees

Annual tuition at Anglophone Section of Fontainebleau ranges from EUR 3,180 to EUR 7,000 for 2026/27.

*Application fees & enrolment charges*
- Initial application and entrance test fee: EUR 150 (non-refundable).
- Initial enrolment fee (to accept an offered place): EUR 250 (non-refundable).
- Annual re-enrolment deposit for existing students: EUR 150.
- Association fee (per family): EUR 150.

*Tuition fees (annual and per term) by school level*
- Academic Year 2024/2025 — Individual (standard) annual tuition:
- Primary: EUR 3,180 per year — Per term (calculated by dividing the annual fee by 3): EUR 1,060.00 per term.
- Collège (middle school): EUR 3,280 per year — Per term (calculated): EUR 1,093.33 per term.
- Lycée (high school): EUR 3,500 per year — Per term (calculated): EUR 1,166.67 per term.

*Corporate rate and one-year rate*
- Corporate rate (applies when 50% or more of school fees are paid by an employer):
- Primary: EUR 6,360 per year — Per term (calculated): EUR 2,120.00 per term.
- Collège: EUR 6,560 per year — Per term (calculated): EUR 2,186.67 per term.
- Lycée: EUR 7,000 per year — Per term (calculated): EUR 2,333.33 per term.
- One-year rate (when enrolling a child for one year or less): EUR 3,348 (annual). Per term (calculated): EUR 1,116.00 per term.

*Billing schedule and payment terms*
- Families may choose to pay tuition monthly, termly or yearly; the payment frequency is agreed and set out in the Enrolment Agreement.
- Notice and termination: Three months' notice is required before a student is removed from the books. If shorter notice is given, three months' tuition fees will be due.
- The Enrolment Agreement signed at acceptance specifies the fee structure and invoicing for the academic year.

*Boarding*
- Boarding is not offered by the Anglophone Section; it operates as a fee-paying English-language Section within three French state day schools on the International Campus (Primary, Collège, Lycée). No boarding fees apply.

*Other costs and optional fees*
- IGCSE language exam in Seconde: EUR 89.
- IGCSE English Literature exam in Seconde: EUR 110.
- FIMUN conference fee for Seconde and Première: EUR 10.
- BFI exam in Terminale: EUR 75.
- School trips, outings and optional extracurricular activities are invoiced separately and are not included in the tuition fees.
- Canteen (school lunch) is an additional charge and requires separate sign-up and payment.
- Stationery and equipment lists are provided by year group; required stationery is generally supplied by families and is not included in the annual tuition. Specific stationery lists and any associated costs are published per year group.
- No mandatory uniform fee or uniform purchase requirement is specified in the published stationery and equipment information.

*Refund information*
- The initial application/entrance-test fee (EUR 150) is explicitly non-refundable.
- The initial enrolment fee to accept a place (EUR 250) is explicitly non-refundable.
- The published schedule requires three months' notice; if notice is shorter, three months' tuition is payable (this functions as the contractual remedy rather than a refund).

*Fee payment options (methods)*
- The testing fee may be paid by bank transfer or PayPal (PayPal incurs an additional service fee).
- The Enrolment Agreement specifies invoicing and payment arrangements for tuition (frequency and accepted payment methods are set there). For tuition invoicing and the accepted payment methods, parents are bound by the terms of the Enrolment Agreement.
Academics

Anglophone Section of Fontainebleau teaches French Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE for students aged 6 to 18.

Curriculum
In Lycée, students study the national curriculum in French in addition to Anglophone Section subjects. They will obtain the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) at the end of their schooling. The qualification comprises ACL (Language and Literature), DNL (History and Geography), and Connaissances du Monde (Knowledge of the World), all taught in English, alongside two majors and French-language options. Since September 2022, Première students begin studying for the BFI, which replaced the OIB; this reform deepens understanding beyond language and emphasizes oral presentation. About 40% of final grades come from Section subjects; Connaissances du Monde involves independent research across Première and Terminale, culminating in a 20-minute presentation; ACL and DNL have a 4-hour written exam and a 30-minute oral exam. The Anglophone timetable is six hours per week in Seconde, nine in Première, and eleven in Terminale (with two hours taught in French).
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Complementary pastoral care in English supports student well-being. There is a bilingual Listening Point in the Lycée on Thursdays, where a professional psychologist, Ms Moser, listens to students who wish to talk; appointments can be made via the lycée secretaries, Pronote, or by contacting Ms Rios. Workshops address mindfulness and healthy personal boundaries on a regular basis. The aim is to help students develop resilience, self-confidence and cross-cultural awareness within a bilingual environment.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Admission focuses on age-appropriate, native-level English proficiency. The Anglophone Section is not equipped to meet serious learning difficulties, and such students are not normally admitted.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The Anglophone Section uses dual immersion in French and English, with roughly 25% of learning time spent in English taught by native English teachers. The remainder of classes are conducted in French alongside Anglophone and Francophone students. For students new to French language and culture, French as a Foreign Language lessons are available. In Primary, six hours per week are spent in English classes.

Mental Wellbeing
Mindfulness and healthy personal boundaries are the focus of regular workshops. A Listening Point is supported by a professional psychologist who can meet with students; appointments can be arranged through Pronote or the lycée secretaries.

Safeguarding
Safeguarding falls under the responsibility of the French school; the Anglophone Section provides complementary pastoral care in English to support safeguarding. The Student Well-being Coordinator oversees well-being, and a bilingual Listening Point in the Lycée offers access to a psychologist. Students can contact the Coordinator or the psychologist via the Section office, Pronote, or the lycée secretaries.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The Anglophone Section sits on the Fontainebleau International Campus and has its own entrance on Avenue Verdun. It operates within three French state schools on the campus: the Ecole Internationale Léonard de Vinci for primary, the Collège International de Fontainebleau, and the Lycée International François Premier. In the Primary School the Anglophone Section has three dedicated classrooms and a library of English books. English is taught by native speakers for six hours per week as part of the standard timetable, with Anglophone and French classes scheduled separately by year group. The Section serves students from CP to Terminale and is run as a fee paying unit within the French system. There are over 470 Anglophone students from more than 30 nationalities on the campus.

Academic Facilities
From primary to Lycée, English Language and Literature and History-Geography are taught in English. In Primary, Anglophone students receive six hours per week of English with a native teacher. In Collège, they have six hours per week in English Language and Literature and History-Geography with English native teachers. In Lycée, the Anglophone hours progress to six to nine per week continuing the same subjects through Terminale. The Anglophone Section hosts one of the largest OIB BFI exam centers on campus, with 24 visiting examiners and about 200 students from six schools, and it has Cambridge training centre status for iGCSE teachers and examiners.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The Anglophone Section offers a wealth of cultural activities beyond the classroom, including drama, music and interesting school trips.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Every Anglophone Primary classroom includes part of the Section's library with English-language fiction and non-fiction. Students are encouraged to write book reports and follow class-specific reading lists prepared by English teachers. There are day-trips and residential trips throughout the year, including visits to the Normandy landing beaches, the coast of Brittany, and the volcanoes of Auvergne, with excursions near Fontainebleau forest and château.

Arts & Creative
Guest artists are invited to conduct annual workshops for Primary pupils, including painter Mathieu Wührmann and photographer Alexandra Serrano. The Lycée has produced drama productions for over 20 years, with student auditions and involvement of parent volunteers and theatre professionals, using the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre.

Cultural & Language
MUN conferences are organized for Lycée students, including SAIMUN, THIMUN, PAMUN and FIMUN. The preparation involves researching a country, debates, and writing UN resolutions, with the delegation participating in mock debates with other schools; these conferences are conducted in English.

Social & Hobbies
Lycée Play has produced drama productions with student auditions and involvement of parent volunteers and theatre professionals. Graduation Ball at the Château de Courances and the Graduation Ceremony (with the Germanophone Section) are major social events. International Day in the Collège features stalls, concerts and cultural displays.

Community & Service
Humanitarian trips have included a Nepal project in 2018 with Projects Abroad, where students did construction work, taught at a Kathmandu school, or worked at a teacher's hospital. The Section aims to build on volunteering by exploring an independent study program, potentially supervised by INSEAD professors.

Leadership & Professional
MUN (Model United Nations) conferences are organized for Lycée students, with SAIMUN, THIMUN, PAMUN and FIMUN, conducted in English to promote international understanding. The MUN club is largely run by senior students, with preparation covering research, debates, resolutions, and embassy-style activities.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Sport in School is an integral part of the French Curriculum, with a cross-country sports club on Wednesday afternoons. Pastoral care in English is provided by the Anglophone Section, including a bilingual Listening Point on Fridays and a Student Well-being Coordinator.
Languages

Language Provision
The Anglophone Section teaches in English alongside the French national curriculum; students graduate with the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) at the end. Three subjects are taught in English in addition to the majors and French-taught options, and the BFI replaced the OIB in Première in 2022. The timetable provides six hours of English in Seconde, nine hours in Première, and eleven hours in Terminale (with two hours taught in French). The assessments include Cambridge International IGCSE English Literature and English Language in Seconde, and the final BFI examination involves a written and oral component; Knowledge of the World (Connaissance du Monde) is part of the BFI with OxfordAQA supporting UK standards, and texts are drawn from Cambridge and OxfordAQA in cooperation with the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale.

Bilingual Teaching
The school provides bilingual education for international children aged six to 18 as a fully integrated part of the French National Educational System.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Eligibility and language prerequisites. The Anglophone Section has a native or near-native English level in all aspects of the language. The programme is a dual-language program and candidates must be academically able and highly motivated. Complete fluency in both oral and written French is required for Seconde and Première admission; students with little or no French can benefit from Français Langue Étrangère classes in other years.

2. Entrance test. Applicants must successfully complete an age-appropriate English language entrance test to enter the Anglophone Section of a French public school. Testing applies to all prospective students from CP through Première. Terminale entrance is not tested; a good level of French is not required to join up to troisième, as French immersion classes are available.

3. Places and timing. Each year, places become available for candidates who have completed the admissions test. There is no deadline for applications, but candidates are strongly encouraged to sign up at least two weeks before the testing date. By the end of May, places can be confirmed. Terminale (year 13/Grade 12) is not accepted.

4. Test dates and intake timeline. For September 2026 intake, test dates are allocated by year group: CP (18 February or 11 March, in person); CE1 (11 March, in person); CE2 (11 March, in person); CM1 – 1ère (First Round, 21, 23–25 February); CM1 – CM2 (Second Round, 25 March); 6e – 1ère (Second Round Written 14 March and Second Round Oral 18 March). Test results for Primary and Secondary are announced end of March/beginning of April; Acceptances follow: Primary (End of April/Beginning of May); 6e (Early June); 5e, 4e, 3e (End of May); Seconde (End of May); Première (End of June).

5. Application form, fees, and visits. An application form is available as part of the admissions process; fees apply; Open Days/Visits are offered to prospective families; details and contact information are provided by the Anglophone Section.

6. Assessment criteria. The main criterion for admission is age-appropriate, native-level proficiency in English. For Primary, the expected level is around A2; for 6e around CEFR B2; tests reflect SAT-type reading/writing tasks; testing applies to CP through Première; Terminale admission is not tested; referral to French language requirements for Lycée is noted, with immersion options up to troisième for those with limited French.

7. Scholarships. The Anglophone Section offers a Financial Need Scholarship for outstanding students whose families cannot pay the Section fees. The scholarship covers tuition, exam, registration, and association fees for the Lycée; normally awarded on entry to Seconde and covers the full three years, with potential for Première; estimated total value of the scholarship over three years is €10,000. Eligibility includes being a new applicant, having paid testing fees or been tested and offered admission to Seconde (or Première) in the Lycée's international section, an outstanding academic/behavioural record, and evidence that the family cannot afford the annual fees. The award is made on the recommendation of the Director and approval of the Parents' Board; the Board may have no more than two scholars enrolled at any time.

Scholarships
Financial Need Scholarship (overview). The Anglophone Section offers a Financial Need Scholarship for outstanding students whose families cannot pay Section fees. It covers tuition, exam fees, registration fees, and Association fees for the Lycée, and is normally awarded on entry to Seconde (with potential for Première). The estimated total value over three years is €10,000. Eligibility requires being a new applicant, having paid testing fees or been tested and offered admission to Seconde (or Première) in the Lycée, an excellent academic and behavioural record, and evidence that the family cannot afford the annual Section fees. The scholarship is awarded on the recommendation of the Director and with the approval of the Parents' Board; the board may approve no more than two scholarship holders at any time.
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